If you are not the correct sub-race, then you deal 85% damage. You also don't get the "trigger" effect (neither the "against vampire/lycan type monsters" nor the "against everything else" part). But you still get the BTH-changing effects.

Dracopyre will always be considered an incorrect sub-race and receive all penalties associated with being an incorrect sub-race.

This weapon has four modes. Click the handle to cycle between modes.

Human Sceptre - Sceptre

Correct Subrace: Human

Element: Fire

Your attacks gain +5 BTH and deal 102.94% damage.

Trigger:

Against Vampires and Lycans: You deal 119.90% damage and element-seek (Fire/Light only).

Against anything else: You deal 103.55% damage.

Lycan Claw - Dagger

Correct Subrace: Werewolf

Element: Light

Trigger:

Against Vampires: You deal 119.90% damage.

Against anything else: You deal 106.28% damage.

Vampire Blade - Sword

Correct Subrace: Vampire

Element: Fire

Trigger:

Against Lycans: You deal 119.90% damage.

Against anything else: You deal 106.28% damage.

Werepyre Axe - Axe

Correct Subrace: Werepyre

Element: Light

Your attack deal take -5 BTH and deal 115.81% damage.

Trigger:

Against Vampires and Lycans: You deal 119.90% damage and element-seek (Fire/Light only).

Against anything else: You deal 103.55% damage.

DESCRIPTION Forged by Yulgar, Artix and E, the Pyracepter can shift between 3 different forms, each of which has a bonus against either vampires, werewolves or werepyres based upon you own subrace.

Numbers and Template thanks to In Media Res. Dracopyre info and downtriggers thanks to In Media Res. Analysis

Regardless of Modes, you'll always deal *1.09 damage.

Human Sceptre: You gain +5 BTH and deal *85/90 damage.

Werepyre Axe: You take -5 BTH and deal *85/80 damage.

Trigger:

When you're fighting against the right monster category (ie Lycan Claw against Vampires): You deal 110% Damage.